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octavo
[ok-tey-voh, -tah-]
noun
plural
octavosa book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 centimeters), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. 8vo, 8°
a book of this size.
adjective
in octavo.
octavo
/ ɒˈٱɪəʊ /
noun
Often written: 8vo. 8°.Also called: eightvo.a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper of a specified size to form eight leaves
demi-octavo
a book of this size
(formerly) a size of cut paper 8 inches by 5 inches (20.3 cm by 12.7 cm)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of octavo1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of octavo1
Example Sentences
However, demand was fully re-established in the decade 1600-1609, and not just for the new more complex commentaries such as that of Clavius, published in fat quartos, but also for cheap octavo editions.
“Who, indeed, but a woman,” wrote one reviewer, “could have ventured, with the smallest prospect of success, to fill three octavo volumes with the history of a woman’s heart?”
These books were produced in a handy, pocket-sized octavo format that is still a standard today.
TheHollywood Reportercover isn’t about getting together an octavo of actresses for a girl talk.
Of the octavo de finals, this one is the biggest mismatch on paper.
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